1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Bill Lewis (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Shankweiler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (1st season)
CaptainShawn Jones
Coleman Rudolph
Kevin Battle
Steve Pharr
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 17 NC State 6 2 0 9 3 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 4 0 8 4 0
Virginia 4 4 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0 5 6 0
Clemson 3 5 0 5 6 0
Maryland 2 6 0 3 8 0
Duke 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5–6 (4–4 ACC).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Western Carolina*No. 24W 37–1941,911[1]
September 19at No. 20 VirginiaNo. 22L 24–5542,100[2]
September 26No. 16 Clemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
ESPNW 20–1646,033[3]
October 3No. 21 NC StateNo. 23
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 16–1340,761[4]
October 10at MarylandNo. 17W 28–2626,250[5]
October 17No. 6 Florida StateNo. 16
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNL 24–2946,226[6]
October 24at North CarolinaNo. 19ABCL 14–2652,800[7]
October 31Dukedagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomW 20–1744,129[8]
November 7at Baylor*L 27–3138,213[9]
November 14Wake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
L 10–2340,006[10]
November 28at No. 9 Georgia*ESPNL 17–3185,434[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 36 William Bell Jr
QB 10 Shawn Jones Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 Scott Sisson Sr
Head coach
  • Bill Lewis
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Shankweiler – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Rusty Burns – Quarterbacks
  • Greg Nord – Running backs
  • Danny Smith – Wide receivers/assistant head coach
  • Marty Galbraith – Offensive tackles/tight ends
  • Mike Cassity – Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
  • Cary Godette – Defensive line
  • Brian Baker – Outside linebacker
  • Dave HuxtableInside linebacker

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "WCU's effort falters". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia rips Georgia Tech, 55–24". The Stuart News. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech upends Clemson". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jones, Tech stun Pack, 16–13". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech survives Maryland". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Another big win for UNC". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Duke in close 20–17 contest". Statesville Record and Landmark. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor gets down, dirty to knock off Georgia Tech". Austin American-Statesman. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake beats Tech for 6th straight". The Greenville News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hearst, Dogs run over Tech 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  13. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 175
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